medical: Meaning and Definition of
med•i•cal
Pronunciation: (med'i-kul), [key] — adj.
- of or pertaining to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
- curative; medicinal; therapeutic: medical properties.
- pertaining to or requiring treatment by other than surgical means.
- pertaining to or giving evidence of the state of one's health: a medical discharge from the army; a medical examination.
—n. - something done or received in regard to the state of one's health, as a medical examination.
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